Sinew-extractor.



G. A. GONG-DON.

SIN EW EXTRAGTOR. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 17, 19,09.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

1092322193268. 74 Q W. W W

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. GONGIDON, OF WEST SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SINEW-EXTBACTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. Common, of West Somerville, county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement insinew-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sinew-extractors, and has for its object toconstruct a simple device adapted to be manually operated, which may besupported on the wall, and when not in use may be arranged to occupy butlittle space.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sinewextractor embodying thisinvention, the parts being arranged in out-of-use position. Fig. 2 is aside view of the device shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4: are detailsshowing the parts in operative position, and Fig. 5 is a sectionaldetail to be referred to.

a represents a base which is adapted to be secured to the wall by screwsor other wise. To said base a foot holder is secured by screws orotherwise, which, as here shown, consists of a bracket 5 comprising abase and an arm projecting therefrom having a bifurcated end. Said armprojects forward and upward, and the space between the fingers of itsforked end portion is made wide enough to receive the bony part of theleg, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4;; and furthermore, the adjacent faces oredges of said fingers, which form the opposite sides of the legreceivingspace, are beveled, as shown in Fig. 5, thereby providing for holdingthe leg more securely by holding it obliquely, and also providing asharp edge on the upper side of the lower finger of the forked endportion over which the leg may be easily broken.

0 represents a claw, and c a lever to which it is attached. Said leveris pivoted to the base a, at 0 and, it will be observed, that saidpivotal connection is arranged below and at one side of the foot-holder.The claw 0 is arranged on the lever 0 near its pivot and projectslaterally from that side thereof adjacent the foot-holder, so that whenthe lever is raised on its pivot, from a Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 17, 1909.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Serial No. 508,177.

vertical to a horizontal position, or thereabout, see Fig. 3, said clawwill engage the leg below the foot-holder, and then as the lever ismoved downward into the position shown in Fig. 4, the fleshy part of theleg will be drawn down while the bony part will remain fixed in thefoot-holder, resulting in the sinews being extracted from the fleshypart of the leg.

Ordinarily the device will be used but a few moments at a time, hence itis desirable to provide for compactly arranging the parts when not inuse and this is accomplished by permitting the lever to occupy avertical position, close to or against the wall, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, it being at such time suspended from its pivot. The lever 0 may bequite long without being cumbersome, and as the claw is arranged closeto its pivot a powerful leverage is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A sinew extractor consisting of a base, aforwardly extended foot-holder attached thereto having a forked endportion, a handlever pivoted at its upper end to said base, below and atone side of said foot-holder, which is movable on its pivot from avertical to a horizontal position, and a claw extended laterally fromsaid lever at a point intermediate its length on that side adjacent thefoot-holder, which engages the leg below the foot-holder when thehand-lever is raised to a horizontal position and operates to separatethe leg from the foot and extract the sinew as the hand-lever isreturned to vertical position, substantially as described.

2. A sinew extractor consisting of a base, a forwardly extendedfoot-holder attached thereto having a forked end portion, the adjacentfaces of the fingers of said end portion being beveled, a hand-leverpivoted at its upper end to said base, below and at one side of saidfoot-holder, which is movable on its pivot from a vertical to ahorizontal position, and a claw extended laterally from said lever at apoint intermediate its length 1n testimony whereof, I have signed my onthat side adjacent the foot-holder which l name to this specification,in the presence of 10 engages the leg below the foot-holder when twosubscribing witnesses.

the hand-lever is raised to a horizontal oi sition and operates toseparate the leg fr dni i GEORGE GONGDON' the foot and extract the sinewas the handl/Vitnesses: lever is returned to vertical position, sub- B.J. NoYEs, stantially as described. H. B. DAVIS.

